Who is Domo-kun? I'm pretty sure you've already seen him plenty of times but maybe you just don't know about his story.
Well, worry not. I'm here to tell you about it.
Domo-kun was born as a mascot for a japanese tv station, NHK. The word 'domo' is a japanese expression for ' please' and was used on his second appearance by an announcer, saying 'Domo, konnichiwa' that is 'Well, hello there' or simply 'Hello, Domo'.
Since then Domo-kun became really popular and aside from the tv spot he appeared even in commercials, merchandise and a lot of stuff just like Rilakkuma-kun.
Here he is in a commercial for a famous japanese super-market. Enjoy some videos!
And well..look at this!
There's even an Halloween special with him, LOL.
Or well, you can be surfing on youtube and find this..
Gotta love him! Everybody does! :)
Domo-kun became a well-known character with a personal story and after a while even 'friends' were created for him. From wikipedia:
"Domo, the main character is "a strange creature that hatched from an egg",with a large, sawtoothed mouth that is locked wide open. Domo's favorite food is nikujaga, a Japanese meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples, because of an unexplained mystery in his DNA.
Domo can only communicate by producing a low-pitched noise which sounds
somewhat like his own name, but other characters appear to understand
him. A Tokyopop press release of the Domo comic book states: "He communicates sotto voce with a verve that only his friends can understand." Clint Bickham, the writer of the Domo comic book, said that to him
Domo's expression is "a sort of cheery wonderment. Like when a kid wakes
to a room full of presents on Christmas day." While Domo's face has variants, to Bickham most of his expressions have "an underlying sense of fascination." Domo is known to flatulate repeatedly when nervous or upset."
Domo lives in an underground cave with Mr. Usaji (a rabbit), Shinobu and Morio (a bat and her son), Kogumagoro (a moon bear), and the fox trio, Esuko, Aniki-chi and Konjiro. There are other 'friends' as well, like the girl Ta-chan and the pixies Hee and Haw, Hyoutaro the gost and Hungry Bear.
You can find a lot of products for sale on ebay, I've showed you just a drop in the sea. Oh and on youtube you'll also find a lot of short clips with Domo-kun!
Anyway by now you should already love him, right?
Finally I'll leave you with a last picture, just to show you how Domo-kun is really everywhere in Japan, for whatever purpose..Ready?
See? He even tells you the way! How can't you fall in love with him?
And that's not all! Tokyopop produced even a manga with Domo-kun! Of course Domo-kun is also featured in a lot of video games, magazines and generally on the net (you'll see a lot of memes with him).
As I was saying earlier, like his rival Rilakkuma-kun, even Domo-kun has a lot of products! See for yourself:
My favourite! How cute!
You can find a lot of products for sale on ebay, I've showed you just a drop in the sea. Oh and on youtube you'll also find a lot of short clips with Domo-kun!
Anyway by now you should already love him, right?
See? He even tells you the way! How can't you fall in love with him?
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